The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-18 00:00:00

LONDON, TUESDAY, OUT. 18, 1864. Mr Du CANE'S remarks at the Conservative Apicaltural Club at Castle Hedingham wore very effective, and it is not to be wondered at that he was warmly applauded. The first point which he touched upon was the malt tax, and he very truly observed that justice had not been rendered in this respect to the farmer, and that they had not Elan the fulfilment of the promises held out at the time of the repeal of the corn laws that the farmers should be freed from this burden. This is often the case, people get excited at the pro spect of change, and are too apt to declare all things practicable, but they very soon find it convenient to forget the illusory expectations that they were so ready to raise ; at all events, the time must be drawing near now when this subject must be dealt with, and although, as Mr Du CANE remarked, it is far past the eleventh hour justice may be rendered, He truly said, also, that they would not arrive at their desideratum, the abolia tion of the malt task, without plenty of hard wuTk, they must show that they were really in Such is generally found to be the case le most attempts of the kind ; it is very uphill work, a nd too much exertion cannot be used to arrive at a satisfactory result. Looking at the general aspect of affairs, Mr Du CANE said that her I\IAJESTY'S Government might say of themselves ddringlast session Pretty much what Lord NELSON had rem irked of himself, that nearly all diseases had attacked l:im, but that he had not strength for any to fasten upon him. So of Ministers he would say the that they laid been attacked last year by " o p en foes" and "candid friends , " The weakness Administration was certainly shown up zs thiofs de. ecription. " Government support given to the perfectly ce r t a i n Aiwa of a private member was eatnbst. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 3b. 48m.—Afternoon, 4h. 10m. ro-monalow.-Morning, 4h. 28m.—Afternoon, 4h. 48m. ,',.r, WIT, THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE,- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, a new and original Farce, by Edmund Falconer, entitled THE O'FLAHERTY 'S. Mr. Edmund Falconer; Messrs G. Belmore, Barrett. Fitzjames, &c.; Miss Hudspeth, Miss E. Falconer, Mrs. H. Vandenhoff, &c. After which, at a quarter to Eight o'c'ock, Shaksnere's Play of HENRY THE FOURTH (First Part). Mr. Cres wick ; Messrs. W alter La y, H. Mars on, Barrett, G. Belmore, G. F. Neville, E. Phelps, R. Roxby, R. Raynor, &c. ; Miss II elen Howar ', Miss ranny Haldane (Harp obligato to song Mr. F. Chatterton), Mrs. H. Vandenhoff, &c. oors open at ha f-past Six—Commence at Seven. T HEATRE ROYAL, H AYMARKET,- Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, MADEMOISELLE DE BELLE ISLE. Messrs. Howe, Farren, Gordon, Baird, &c• Mesdames Beatrice, Anger, &c. Atter which, PRESENTED AT COURT. Messrs. Buck stone, Howe, W. Farren, R og ers, Clark , Bra d, &c. ; Mes dames Snowdon, Griffith, Ili I, Wright, _Lovell, &c. And 1 3ACCIIES AND ARIADNE. To commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mt. Fechter. This Theatre will OPEN on SATURDAY. October 22, wish a New Drama, entitled the KING'S BUTTERFLY, in which Mr. lechtcr will perform the principal character, The Scenery painted by Mr. William Callcott. The Box-office open daily from Elev.n till Five. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. 'THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy O'Rafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After Which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her, D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. 11. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and 3liss Fanny Gwynne. NEW THE ATRE-ROYAL, ADELPILL--.• Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. B. Webster. - Novelty and Attraction - Third Week of Mr. John Collins, the popular Irish Comedian and Vocalist, who is only en ga..,,ed for a limited number of nights. 'THIS E VESTING, and during the Week (by desire), the Comedy of THE HUSH AMBASSADOR. Sir Patrick O'Plenipo, Mr. John Collins (with the song of "The Bold Soldier Boy") supported by Messrs. Billington, Stuart, Stephenson, C. J. Smith, R. Romer; Mrs. Billington and Miss Ilenrie to :quires. To conclude with the celebrated su*lo-cemic Drama, by S. Lover, E6q., of RORY O'MORI 4 I. Port', Mr. John Collins, v.ith tie songs bf The Wi Machree," and " The Sprig of Shillilah." 'iho other ciptraAers by Mr Billington, Phillips, Mr Paul Bed:ord, Mr Stuart, Mr Stephenson, Mr 4), J. Smith,; Mrs. Alfred Mellon and Miss Kate Kelly, &c. Commence at 7. 100YAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Lb Manager, Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINNSE TALENP AND COMEDY. Th: 4 popular T heatre is Open for the Winter Season. THIS I;I7ENING, UNDE le THE ROSE. At a quart,` ,.. r to 8, Mr. Arthur Sketchley's highly successful and original comedy of HOW WILL TIIEY GET OUT OF IT ? Mr. J. Maddison 'Morton's New Comedy Farce, entitled WOOD , - OCR'S LITTLE erA.ME. Mr. C. Mathews, Mrs. Frank Matthews. Those celebrated artistes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews, are re engaged. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matthews, Mr. F. Robinson, Mr. Ashley . , Mr. J. 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Top 21s. „ Deep 22s. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms cash. JOHN SCOTT, Sole :gent. al RE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," 1 Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, can be had Every Evening of G. It. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, NO. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATES C EDITION of THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by HENRY BItOOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish street, W. to insure its defeat, while Government opposition given to the measure of a private member was per fectly certain to insure its victory." Such can hardly be denied to be an accurate account of the doings of the last Parliamentary campaign, and also it can scarcely be said that such is the definition of a stable Government, or one that can secure the confidence of the country at large. It is a peculiar feature of this age that so weak a Government can retain office for so long a period comparatively, but there are many secondary causes which con spire to secure their position. Therefore they and their supporters are able to turn upon their opponents every now and then, and ex claim, "If we are not strong, we are the only party capable of retaining power." Mr, Du CANE'S criticisms upon their career were apt and appropriate, and there is no occasion to ascribe his remarks to the ascerbity of party zeal or the prejudice of a political adversary, for disinterested observers of any side would vouch for their accu racy. "If we turned from the Governments, position to the Government's politics, their foreign policy had been described in words which had be come at once proverbial and historical as " meddle and muddle," while their domestic policy might be equally briefly summed up as " rest and be thank ful for the sweets of office." The next argument of the hon. member against the powers that be was one of great weight, and perhaps more than any other really carries force against them, for it bears an-evidence of their want of faith and eager craving to get into office at any cost. Mr. Du CANE ob served that the Government had come into office five years ago, in order to carry out certain liberal measures which they affirmed that their opponents could not tackle, but that these undertakings had all been abandoned. ft is true that Mr. GLADSTONE observed the other day in the north, that there was not the same excitement now prevalent in respect to Reform as formerly ; but no one heard much of that doctrine when the cry of " Reform" was useful in sending out the Govern neat of Lord DERBY. It was then a case of im minent necessity that admitted of no delay, and would brook no compromise. It may be a satis faction to Ministers that they have got into power and through one thing and another are enabled to keep in on sufferance as it were ; but they have obtained this at a dear price. Their reputation is tarnished effintually, and no one will ever again give credence to their assertions, when they declare that a particular plan is necessary for the public service, or that any reform is wanted. Mr. Du CANE'S remarks on the subject of Schleswig Holstein were admirable, and exactly explained the true state of the case. He declared that the Government might have pursued one or two different courses to that which they really did with a better result ; the one which would have been most successful and praiseworthy was thus put forlh. Ministers might have eaid," Denmark is our ally, and we intend to stand by her, at all hezards ; and the very moment that your armies cross the Eider, we shall send a fleet to Copen hagen." Well might the hon, member say that ii they had done this in his opinion there would have been no war, for Austria and Prussia would have held back, and their crafty statesmen were too much on the alert to provoke a quarrel with England, while France was hankering after the Rhine, and while Austria was dreading a revolution in Hungary and Venetia. It is satisfactory to hear we are speaking out so decidedly on this often misrepresented question, although it is most irritating to reflect that the time has passed when the adoption of such a course might have rescued a gallant kingdom from ruin, have stayed the advances of treacherous and un scrupulous nations, and, above all other considera tiona to ourselves, have been the means of prevent. ing an irjury to the honour of England, and of setting forth to the world the example of a country that used its power to protect the feeble and op pressed, and considered it never so well spent as in such employment. Among the many important questions which owe their origin to the American war the position of the British North American colonies occupies a conspic nous place. Fora long time the condition of these provinces has been felt to be unsatisfactory. The 3 are not separately and individually in a position to protect their exposed frontiers, neither could it be expected that help from this country could reach them with sufficient promptitude to save them from distress and possible discomfiture. It is true that the colonies have on former occasions not only manifested a proper display of martial spirit when needed, but have shown a readiness to help each other which has been highly praiseworthy. But in the case which every one has in mind when speaking of an invasion of the British North Ame- rican provinces, there would be the need of a pre viously organised system of defence and of a prompt supply of men and stores to make success certain. The employment of British troops in Canada and the other colonies has often come under the con sideration of the English press and Parliament since the outbreak :of the American war; end, according to the accounts received, the colonists have shown a very becoming readiness for mili tary training. Naturally, from the age and posi• tion of their country, as a young and thinly peopled State, they are principally engaged in the occupations of civil life; bat, as we have seen evidenced by our own volun teers, these do not prevent men from ac quiring a very fair degree of military training in the intervals of their daily business. Canadian life is even more favourable to rifle practice than English social routine, and our colonial youth are not likely to want for strength or courage. All that is lacking in the North American provinces, then, is that union which makes even weak States formid able, and this they are now disposed to seek in a general federation. It has been proposed that the two Canadas, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward's Island, and Newfoundland, should form a united province under one central govern ment, with a view to the better preservation of their common interests. It has been suggested that the Confederation should consist for the present of three sections—Upper Canada, Lower Canada, and the maritime provinces, and that provision might be made for the admission into the union of the great north-western territory of British Columbia and Vancouver's island. It is no visionary project, for the matter is now actually under discussion a: Quebec, and we shall probably not be long before we hear further particulars. It seems that the provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick. and Prince Edward's Island—or as they are generally styled, the maritime provinces—agreed that a con• ference should be held at Charlottetown, the prin cipal city iu Prince Edward's Island, to discuss the project of a union of their fortunes. The Canadian Government, on hearing of this, requested permis sion for its delegates to attend that conference, so as to invite attention to the larger question of a grew Federative Union. The nec,ssary consent was readily obtained, and the Canadian deputies were very cordially received at the meeting which boob place on the let September, as we have said, a , Charlottetown. Tho Government o Newfound land was not represented on this occasion, but it expressed its sympathy with the undertaking ano its readiness to assist in the larg.r Conference. After some days of careful discussion the meeting was adjourned, but not before the question had been fully considered and the unanimous conclusion had been arrived at that the proposed Confedera tion would be mutually advantageous provided the terms of union could be equitably arranged. There would naturally be many difficulties to encounter in the final adjustment of affairs, but as yet no in superable obstacle has presented itself. Accordingly, the Governor-General summoned a formal con• ference to meet him at Quebec, on the 10th of October, for the purpose of giving the scheme a general and official consideration, It is said that the Canadian delegates were much impressed by the great material resources and industrial pros perity of the maritime provinces, and they per fectly coincide in the opinion that a union would be highly advantageous to all. The scheme, although fairly considered, is as yet fettered by no details, which will have to be arranged at the Quebec conference. It is in matters of detail that the great difficulty will lie, since lo2al jealousies and individual interests will most probably interfere, but there appears as yet to be such complete unani• mity among the provinces on the general principle of Federation that there is good reason for be lieving all minor matters may be disposed of. The Home Government cannot regard with disfavour any scheme which tends to strengthen and coma lidate its dependencies ; and, in fact, the authority which it has exercised over these provinces has long been little more than a name. The days have gone by when England-could wish to coerce her colonists, and, in fact, she would never have had the right to interfere with a pro• ject of this kind unless she had pledged herself at the same time to guarantee the security of the colonial frontier. Wise men cannot shut their eyes to the fact that a very large body of men used to war in its most unscruplous form may probably be shortly thrown idle upon the hands of the American Government, and that they will be very glad to find a way of disposing of them. Whether a com promise he arrived at with the South, cr whether the North pushes on the war until it is forced to con fees itself beffl-,d, the Federals will be very glad to wipe cut the memory of their failure by a fresh enterprise. Englishmen have proved themselves a match for tougher antagonists than Mr. STAN TON'S heterogeneous regiments, but forewarned is forearmed. It would be a suicidal act for the remnants of the Union to provoke a war with this country, but recklessness seems the order of the day at Washington and New York, and it is difficult to calculate the acts of desperation. By presenting a united front to the Americans the British Pro• vinces will largely increase their strength, while the one Central Government will be able to dispose of men, stores, &2., to the best general advantage. This second great American Union of States will be founded on a very different basis ; it will begin with a full recognition of the rights of each State to act as its people wish, and it will possess, we will hope, the substance of civil liberty, and not its sha dow. In any case we wish success and good speed to the enterprise, and all prosperity to our kinsmen who have the proud task before them of forming and consolidating a State which shall promote the great interests of mankind, and do honour to their mother country. Drury Lane Theatre, CYMBELINE. Last evening a brilliant audience assembled to welcome the return of Miss Helen Faucit (Mrs. Theodore Martin) to that profession of which she is so great an ornament ; the play was " Cymbeline," and the part selected that of Imogen, one of Shak spere's loveliest heroines. It would be downright noeeense and needless wa:te both of time and epee to enter into a long disquisition on the early tn. arnphs of this highly accomplished lady for the purpose of adequately conveying an idea of the per formance of last evening, yet a practice has of late sprung up, that before an opinion on certain matters Jan be vouchsafed a long parade of rhodomontade must be exhausted, written more for the purpose of ,elf-glorificatien than for enabling a reader to arrive at the information required,viz., the amount of praise or censure such and such a performance deserved. Therefore, without waiting to make comparisons, reflections, &c., &a., we come at once to the point, viz., the reception and performance of Miss Faucit After a long and much-regretted absence from the stage. Immediately the lady made her appearance in the first scene of the play the sight presented was one of unusual enthusiasm, and although Miss Faucit was doubtless prepared for a warm and hearty greeting, the reception given her cer tainly must have exceeded all imagination. For some moments she stood, supported by Mr. Phelps, ePparently overcome by the cordial welcome, but, recovering from her surprise, she gracefully acknowledged the compliment, which, however, ned only the (ffect, if that be possible, of increas ing the applause. At length the cheering subsided d the action of the play proceeded. The Imogen o f Miss Faucit has lost none of its historic beauty. Time has not impaired her powers, as the entire character was given with all that exquisite tenderress which has already rendered it remark ble. her action is grace itself, her elocution per. feotion. Every word is uttered either with in. tensity or emotion ; in fact the character receives such elaboration at her hands that we should stand in fear of being thought fulsome flatterers did we write down and comment separately on each of the many beauties of her performance. From first to last it was a perfect masterpiece of high art ; and, having said thus much, we leave the subject, but not without again offering our sincere congratula tions to Mss Helen Faucit on her return to that stage from which she has been too long absent. Mr Phelps sustained the ptirt of Leonatus Post humus with the highest artistic finish, and Mr Creswick as lachimo acted with great skill and judgment. Mr Walter Lacy as Cloten is entitled to unqualified praise, be cause he rescued the part from that low standard to which it has hitherto been consigned. Mr Henry Marston gave the vigorous lines of old Belarius with energy and. effect; and Mr Edmund Phelps, as Pisanio, unmistakably showed that he is making rapid strides of improvement in his profession. The rest of the characters, more especially those of C 5 mbeline, Guiderius, and Arviragus, by Mr A Rayner, Mr Neville, and Mr Warde, were well sustained, The scenery was exceedingly picturesque and effective; indeed the play was mounted in a manner the most complete since the memorable Macready management. The applause - at the conclusion of the play was renewed again and again, and it was not before Miss Faucit and Mr Phelps had made their reappearance before the green curtain that the audience would consent to leave the theatre. We congratulate Messrs Falconer and Chatterten on the SUCCJE3B that has attended their exertions in providing the public with such admirable entertain ments. The vessels sent from Dunkirk to the fishery on the coast of Iceland have all returned except one, but tLe season has not been satitf.otory. The most fortunate vessels have only had one-half of an ordinary amount, and the others only a third or a quarter. The Council of State," says the Union, "is at present engaged in examining the draught of a decree de claring of public utility the works necessary for reclaiming 60,000 hectares o: cultivable land in the Camargue, a marshy island in the Delta of the Rhone. This enterprise will re quire the construction of 24 kilometres of canals for drain 4ge and irrigation, and 90 kilometres of roads to facilitate the conveyance of manure, etc. For the execution of these works it is proposed to insert a credit of two millions of francs in the Budget of the Ministry of Public Works," Several Italilln journals announce that at the Ministry of War in Turin measures are in preparation for effecting a reduction in the army. Numerous furloughs nave already been accorded, LATEST INTELLIGENCE [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN. (Via Greencastle.) NEW YORK, OCT. 8 (Morning.) The Federals, under Burbridge, attacked Salt ville, Western Virginia, and were badly repulsed, retreating in confusion, pursued by the Confe. deratee. A portion of Price's farces have appeared before Itff_rson City. The Governor of Georgia has declined Sher% man's proposition for an informal Peace Confe., r enc.:). Gold, 100 premium. NEW YORK, OCT. 8, EVENING. The Confederates yesterday attacked Butler's lines, drove in Klutz, and captured his artillery. They then attacked Biuney, but were repulsed. Binney recaptured Kautz position, and drove the Confederates to their inner line of defences. The steamers Night Hawk and Linch had been destroyed, and the steamer Condor beached off Wilmington. The North American arrived at Greencastle after 7 o'clock this (Tuesday) morning. Mr • Stanton reports that the operations are pro gressing satisfactorily before Richmond and Peters. burg. No engagement has taken plate since Satur day. Both belligerents were fortifying. It is reported that Lee is concentrating on Grant's left. The Federal loss north and south of the James River, on Friday and Saturday, is estimated at 4,000. The Northern papers contain a report that the larger portion of Grant's corps has recrossed from the North side of the James River, but states that be retains his position in the surrounding forts. General Lee reports that in the engagement south of Petersburg the Federals broke through a portion of his line on the Squirrel Level road, but were driven back with a loss of 400 prisoners. General Hampton then drove the enemy, capturing 500 prisoners. Mr Stanton reports that the Confederates in Sherman's rear, after capturing Big Shanty, were parkued and driven from the field with heavy loss, leaving behind them their dead and wounded. Unofficial despatches report that the Confederates left 1,000 dead and wounded. It is reported that Forrest's transportation has been captured. The gunboats would prevent his retreat across the Tennessee river. Southern papers state that Hood had moved his army 35 miles westward without molestation. Sheridan is at Harrisonburg, Guerillas occa sionally intercept his supply trains. Early reports on the 29th that if the people will guard against raiding he is in a position to check Sherilan's further advance. Eivinws force has arrived at R)11a, Missouri, after having lost 300 prisoners. Price is reported to be six miles west of Union City, on the Jefferson City Road. It is supposed that he purposes attempting the capture of Jeffer son City and the establishment of a State Govern ment. It is reported that Price attempted to cress the Ossge River, but was repulsed by the Federals. The Pacific Railroad, eight miles from Jefferson City, has been burned. Several trains between St Louis and Hannibal have also been burned. Admiral Farragut retains the command at Mobile. Tae 41ticon Telegraph contains a speech alleged to have been delivered by J:fferson Davis, assert ing that Sherman will be compelled to re-enact the retreat of Moscow, that the independence of the South would be establibhed and the enemy defeated if half the absent troops retirned to their duty. The Southern press is dissatisfied with the speech, and doubts its authenticity. In accordance with a resolution passed by con vention, the Governor of Tennessee has issued an order that all persons voting in the Presidential election must swear to oppose an armistice and peace negotiations with armed rebels until cunstitui tional laws and constitutional proclamations are re established throughout the States. The Governor of Tennessee has conscripted white men and negroes between eighteen and forty-five years of age. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Money easy. Gold advanced to.day to 107 and olosed at 101. Stocks advancing. New York Central, 116. :llinois, 1171. Erie, 933 5.20. Bonds, 1071. NEW YORK, BTEt OCT. (Evening.) Money easy. Gold, 99 premium. Stocks firmer. New York Central, 1141. llinois, 115. Erie, 93 5.20. Bonds, 1071. Cotton quiet. - Middling Upland, 110 115. Flour and corn heavy. Wheat dull. Provisions heavy. Coffee very dull. Sugar limited demand, Molasses quiet. Petroleum—Crude, 37 ; refined, 63. MEXICO. NEW YORK, OCT. 8, The New York journals publish a doubtful report from New Orleans, that during the absence of the Emperor Maximilian from Mexico city Miramon, backed by the Archbishop of Mexico, had declareii against Maximilian, Maranda (P) held half the city, There were contradictory reports that the French had raised the blockade of the Mexican ports. PERU. NEW YORK, OCT. 8. Advices received here from Peru assert that the Peruvian Congress had resolved to declare War against Spain unless she abandoned the Chiccha Islands. SPAIN. MADRID, Ocr. 17 (Evening,) The Epoca of to day announces that two.thirds of the new Prcgressist Committee is favourable to the policy of abstaining from voting. FRANCE. A special train passed through Nantes on Satur day, conveying to St. Nszaire about 600 Belgian volunteers on their way to Mexico. Those men will embark on board the Louisiane and the Floride steam packets for Vera (iruz. Their uniform is becoming, and resembles that of the Chasseurs de Vincennes, with the exception of the head-dress, which consists of a Tyrolean hat surrounded by a band of yellow twisted worsted. The Journal des Fabricants de Sucre says : " A bad year for the growers, and more than unfa vourable for the manufacturers—such is the balance-sheet of the situation. The deficits which had been announced are in fact confirmed, if they are not exceeded, and the certainty is that on an equal extent of ground the crcp will not be greater than that of last year. The quantity will not be more than 130 millions of kilogrammes. As to the beet root plant this year it is decidedly not very rich in saccharine matter, although the juice and the syrups of the first and second drawings are readily worked, and the yield will be rather under than over that of last season, which was far from being a favourable one. Much pulp is made ; from 6 to 8 per cent. more than the usual propor tion, but every one knows that when there is much bran, there is little flour." The planet Mars is visible at present in the con• stellation of Taurus, between Aldebaran, a star of the first magnitude and Beta Tauri. This planet, the real size of which is six times that of the moon, will be very near our satellite on or about this day (18th).. As a young girl of 18, residing in the Rue Ste.• Anne, was the day before yesterday leaning cut of a third floor window, watering some flowers, she lost her balance, and failing headlong into the court, received such serious injuries that she died in a few minutes after. The deceased was a fine young woman and about to be married. BOURSE, Out. 17.—The market continues firm, but without any material improvement in prices. Threes, for the Account, are now a' 65f. 25a., and Mobilier at 902 f. 50c. railway MArket quiet, but firm. The market again became rather heavy to wards the close, and left off as foflows : per Cents. . . 92 10 Do. end 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 20 Credit Mobilier 892 59 Do. end month B9O Bank Shares 3390 Credit Fancier ll6O Roman RAIL Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western .. Eastern Sardinian • . Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Italian Loan 65 60 Do. end month 65 85 Ditto Threes — New Mexican Russian Austrian Spanieh Threes Rome Debt Deferred "AY% Cash. Account. 830 835 97J 970 887 60 .. 887 5) 585 680 495 .. 495 497 50 .. 498 75 330 330 43'2 50 .. 435 615 615 375 375 463 60 .. 465 - - 20) The Colony of Victoria. We take the following summary from the .31el• bourne ArgUB of Aug. 25: ihe question of transportation has occupied a very large share of public attention during the month. The essence of a despatch from Mr Card well to his Excellenoy, com municating tha determination of the Home Government as to transportation to Western Australia, has been made public ; etad the debate in the House of Lords on the Penal, B,,rvituie Bill has left us at no loss to understand the arguments on which the decision of her Majesty's Govern ment has been based. Mr Cardwell's despatch has excited a general feeling of disappointment, which finds vent through every public channel. The Ministry have already invited all the colo nists, excepting Western Australia, to unite in common action to oppose the continuance of the system, and there can scarcely be a doubt that this course will be taken, They also send home by the present;mail intimation of their intention to withdraw from the contract for the postal ser vice with the mother conntry unless the mail steamships cease to touch at any port in Western Australia. The border customs question has assumed an aspect which promises some trouble to the Governments of Victoria and Now South Wales, and some inconvenience to the inha bitants of the Riverine District and the merchants who trad e with them. The Murray River Railway will be finished in the course of three or four weeks, Echuca, the township on the Victorian side of the river, will then become the port for the trade of the vast plains which stretch northwards to Cooper's Creek, watered by the Lachlan, the Merumbidgee, the Darling, the Warrego, and other rivers. TheEe plains, however, are within the limits of New South Wales and Queensland, and, as the tariff of Victoria is much more liberal than that of New South Wales, the Sydney Govern ment proposes that the Victorian authorities should collect the extra duties on goods sent across the Murray from this colony, handing the amount over to the Treasurer el New South Wales, on payment of a commission for collection. In commercial matters the state of the colony is sound, and the yield of gold for the year has, so far, been very satisfactory. THE GOLDFIELDS. This is the dull season of the year for all engaged in out door work, and it is but natural that dulness should be complained of on the goldfields. As long as the days are short and the ground wet there is little inducement to stir from any spot where a living can be made ; but the time is approaching when the miners become restless, and well or ill judged movements are to be looked for. The news from New Zealand has not, for several months past, been of a character to draw men from here ; on the contrary, the re turn flow has bun steady since last summer,lbut whether the stream may take a turn the other way during the com ing spring it is at present impossible to guess. The last new field opened there, in the province of Marlborough, though free from the extreme cold suffered in Otago, seems to be little better adapted for winter digging than the gold coun try further Louth, but deep sinking promises to answer well, and we have reports of new tracts cf auriferous land having been discovered near the west coast, in the province of Can terbury and Nelson ; so that accounts may at any moment reach us of so favourable a kind as to attract the attention of our miners at a time when rushes there must be in some direction or other. None of the movements lately within our own territory have been on a large scale, the greatest numbers of men having been collected at new spots in the Whipstick part of the oid Bendigo district, which has is past years been the scene of so many rushes, of longer or shorter duration. The gold found in this scrubby tract of country is mostly coarse; that is to say, consists principally of lumps of large or small size, and is widely scattered, not in runs or leads, so that the expectations raised by the opening of a good patch are seldom realised• Water is also scarce in most part of the scrub and the ad vent of summer has often sealed the fate of a promising rush. The places lately opened may or may not be of a more permanent character, tut they are at present of more impor tance than any of the other portions of new ground taken up within the last month or two. At one of these a nugget weighing 240 z was found, and this alone formed no mean attraction at the commencement of a rush. In the other prin cipal mining districts the changes have been few. The deep leads in the vicinity of Daylet ford are being steadily followed up, and this place affords further evidence, if such were needed, of the value of a fixed population, as of all the towns on the goldfields it has made the most progress within the last 12 months. The usual number of new reefs has been discovered, and the richest of these are of course among the mountains. It those at and near the Crooked River at all answer expecta tions when crushing power is brought to bear upon them Wood's Point must fall from its pre-eminence, for scarcely a week passes without the announcement of some fresh discovery, and the exhibition of specimens better than the last, notwithstanding the great diffisulty of pros pecting among the mountains while so much snow lies upon the ground. When this clears away they will be explored in all directions, and great must be the effect of such an accession of population to those regions as could not have ventured into them had not the main lines of road been opened. The Wood's Point reefs are still yielding largely, but although we often hoar of the large dividends received by shareholders in town, the actual returns obtained from the stone crushed are seldom made public. On the older reefs very high yields have been the exception of late ; an increase of crushing power making up for the declining average yield from the quartz. Still, large cakes of amalgamated gold are occasionally turned out from the mills—a lot of stone from the oft -named March Reef, at Inglewood, having lately produced one of 5 l2oz. 12dwt. Another, weighing 5560 z , was also obtained at Pleasant Creek, the produce of 283 tons of stone out of a claim on the cross reef, and some smaller parcels of stone out of Sloane's Reef, at the same place, have averaged from 3oz. to 10oz. to the ton. The lately found rich veins in different reefs at Tarrangower have also been yielding stone highly suggestive of the old times in this ' district; the first ton from a new reef, found at Creswick three or four weeks since, produced 61oz. sdwt, Daring the last month the Port Phillip Company at Chines crushed 4,175 tons of stone for the Chines Company, with a yield of 1,4060 z. 16dwt., or an average of 6dwt. 17gr. to the ton. Of all the deep -lead companies at Ballarat, the Band of Hope has lately been getting the largest returns, having washed out 1,472 ounces in one week; but, as the debts incurred before gold was struck have to be paid off, only a small portion of this has been devoted to the payment of dividends. The Buninyong Company has been paying the largest dividends during the month—L-10 per share for each of the two fortnights—while the Koh-i-noor Company paid £32 per share for one fortnight and £3B per share for the other. The Great Extended Company has paid lit tle in the way of dividends for some weeks past, the men being prin cipally engaged in trying a new reef found in their claim. ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, SOUTH KEN SINGTON.—The attraction at these gardens yester day was the competition of the two celebrated bands of the Hon. Artillery Company and of the London Rifle Brigade. 'l' his was the final trial between them for the first prize. Immediately on the gates being open the Hon. Artillery Company band played the overture to " Masaniello." The judges appointed to decide the question of superior excel ►ence in the execution of the subjects chosen were Messrs Waddell, late bandmaster cf the Ist Life Guards, Mr Smyth, bandmaster of the Royal Artillery band, and Mr Collins, bandmaster of the Royal Engineers. Tho subjects chosen by the respective bands were :--The lion. Artillery Com pang—Selection from ‘. Un Bello in Maschera" (Verdi), and selections from " Ruy Blas" (Glover) ; by the London Rift) Brigade band selections from " Un Ballo in Maschera" (Verdi), ditto from "I 1 Don Giovanni" (Mozart). The bandmasters were Mr Hird of the Hon. Artillery Company, and Mr E. Stanton of the London R 413 Brigade. The weather was so unpropitious that the attendance of visitors was very sc nty. The decision of the umpires was not undo known. nor will it be, as We were informed, until it is first communicated to the council. Many of tho ladies, wo fear, must have been sadly inconvenienced by the rain, The Confederation of British North America. MONTREAL, C.E,, Oct. I An organised opposition is being got up against the proposed Confederation scheme by Mr. Lanctot and his confreres of L' Union, in which other Franco• Canadians participate. They regard the measure as inimical to their political interests, and as likely to detract from the autonomy of the French race. At an indignation meeting lately convoked, for the purpose of opposing any alteration in the form of government, the following resolution was sub mitted, clause by clause, and carried by acclama. tion:-- "Resolved, that in the. opinion of this meeting a Confederation of all the provinces of British North America would tend to extinguish French Canadian nationality, and impose upon it a system of direct taxation which it could not well meet ; and that this meeting formally expresses its diEs ppprobation of all Ministerial schemes of cowl% tutionalchanges,which schemes,if they were carried into t fftet without being first submitted to the direct approval or disapproval of the people of this Province by means of general elections, held ex• elusively to judge and appreciate them, and without the application of the principle of the double majority, would be the greatest blow which has ever been levelled against the immunities and the rights of the people of the Province." About 1000 French Canadians attended the meet ing in question. In proposing the above resolution, Mr Lanctot gave a résumé of the history of the country from its settlement to the passing of the Act of Union, which, he maintained, was forced upon the French resi , dents. He contended that the treaty effected in 1760 guaranteed the civil and religious institutions of the French Canadians, and that no alteration could possibly take place without their consent. Even the Act of Union, he averred, contained a proviso tending to perpetuate their rights, that of equal representation ; and as the enemies of the race were aware of this, they passed an act for making the Legislative Council elective for the purpose of sending home the Constitution for alteration. The only remaining guarantee was therefore gone, as Lord Durham had foreseen, when he drafted the Union Act. They were ❑ow drifting into the abyss of Confederation, the only escape from which was to be found in national unity. The speaker also denounced Mr Cartier and other public men who now favour the new political change, but who in 1858 characterised the scheme as absurd and highly prejudicial to the best interests of the country. Placards, emanating from the Rouge party, are freely circulated about the city, calling for another public meeting to oppose the contemplated political charge. The announcement which they contain ends with the significant words--" Viva la cause Nationale !" The conference of Ministerial delegates from the five provinces will ms-et inQut bee on this day week. The Russell House, Palace-street, is engaged for the occasion. The Canadian Governmsnt have their programme already prepared, and on such a basis that some members of the Administration are sanguine that it will be favourably entertained by some, if not all, the representatives of the maritime provinces. Incendiary fires are very common just now throughout the Province. The warehouses belong. ing to th© Horn John Young, of Montreal, have been consumed, and the Mayor offers a large reward for the discovery of the miscreants. Other buildings have likewise been set on fire, it is supposed, by a gang of scoundrels who have combined for this nefarious purpose. Only a few days since an extensive fire, also pre sumed to be the work of incendiaries, occurred at Woodstock, C.W. The loss is estimated at nearly 100,000 dole. A great many stores have been de destroyed. It is estimated that the loss will fall on the insurance offices to the extent of 20,009. The following offices will have to bear the heaviest burdens:—The London and Liverpool, the North British, the Royal, the Western, the Queen, and the Etna. The officers who were in pursuit of the Lake pirates ha - te returned, withfu`, tfftcing the capture of any prisoners. A detachment of the Royal Canadian Rifles have lately left Kingston for service on the Detroit river, where they will aid in suppressing any offensive demonstration against the American frontier. The Grand Trunk Railway has distributed several thousand pounds amongst the families of the killed and maimed at the late Be;ceil accident. It has also munificently given 2,000 dols. to the Montreal General Hospital, and has become a regular sub scriber of 400 dols. annually to the funds of the institution in acknowledgment of the care and attention bestowed upon the unfortunate sufferers thrown by the accident upon the charity of the hospital. The school question is exciting a good deal of bitterness in Lower Canada amongst religionists. Several meetings of Protestants have been held, at which resolutions were passed denunciatory of the present condition of the law with regard to the regulation of public schools. It has been alleged that the policy of the Governs vernment has been to foster Roman Catholic schools and colleges to the detriment of Protestant educa tional institutions. Protestant landholders complain that they are obliged to pay taxes for the support of Roman Catholic schools in places where Protese tent schools ezist, in case such landlords are non residents. The Provincial Exhibition which was held this year at Hamilton has just closed, It is considered the best show which the Agricultural Association has yet held. During the four days the exhibition lasted 27,000 quarter-dollar tickets were sold, in addition to 1,000 members' tickets at one dollar. At the termination of the exhibition the Presie dent (Colonel dames Johnson), in accordance with the customary usage, delivered an address. Al ludir g to the soil of Canada, he remarked : " We have an extensive country compared with many lands. No portion of it is yet densely popu lated, much yet is very thinly settled, and over vast portions of it the primeval forest yet remains undis turbed. This, then, is the natural channel into which the chief current of our industry must for many years continue to flow ; and if it be true, as one of philosophic mind has remarked, that the man who makes two blades of grass grow where only one had grown before deserves well of his fellow-man, what scope is there here for honourable repute in bring ing still more extensive regions of We wilderness into subjection for the wants of civilised man, and in introducing a superior system of agriculture. Long may we confine our warfare to the subju gation of the forest, the reclaiming of morasses, and the conquering of the millions of acres which lie before us." DEMOLITION BY GUNPOWDER OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION BUlLDTNG.—Yesterday a considerable number of persons visited the neighbourhood of the Great Exhibition Building, it having been announced that it was intended to blow down the two towers that supported the great dome, adjacent to the Horticultural Gaidens, in the Exhibition-road, but the operation was postponed for a day or two to enable Sir John Burgoyne and other officers of the Royal Engineers from Chatham to be present at the operation. The public, however, had the opportunity of witnessing the corps of Sappers and Miners, under Captain Knocker, at work upon the basement of the towera, where they were engaged during the day in boring at intervals in the brickwork the requisite chambers for the displosion. TIIE COUNTY CUP AT LEICESTER.—The following is the decision of Lord Bateman, ono of the stewards in this race, which has been in abeyance since the Bth of Septem ber, the day on which it was run : —" An objection having bean raised on the part of the second horse against Land of the West (who came in first for this race), on the ground of his being incorrectly nominated, both as to name and age, it appears, on investigation, that not only was no age men tioned in the original nomination (as laid down in Rule 14), but further, that the horse was improperly described both in the Racing Calendar and on the cards of the day, as lord of the West, 4 yrd old,' in lieu of Land of the West 3 yrs old,' thereby tending to mislead, and to invite the objection. In accordance with Rule 14, the objection must bo considered valid, and I therefore award the race, to Cervus, who was second. Captain Christie, my colleague, concurs in this decision.—(Signed) BATEMAN, Steward.— Oct. 17, 1861." TAXES IN THE CITY OP LONDON,--Llst year the land tax in the City of London produced £46,654, the iii3ic!6i4tl taxed £3,254, and the 504,071. tlankt 141 HER MAJESTY. The Queen continues in the enjoyment of excel" lent health at Balmoral,with Prince Alfred, Princess Helena, and Prince Leopold. The infant son of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Ccuntess de Grey, a" rived at Balmoral yesterday from Denmark, and will return with her Majesty and the Royal Family to Windur on Tuesday next. Prince Albert Victor. Her 111jcsty'e Alp Salamis, having on board the infant Prince Albert Victor, arrived in the Humber from Cuxhaven on Sunday afternoon. The Corpora' tion Pier and its approaches were crowded with persons anxicus to show respect, and not a feW hoping to see the babe who may hereafter fill the throne of England. About mid-day, as there has no sign of the Salamis approaching, the crowd gradually dispersed to their homes. Between one and two o'clock the pier was again crowded, when suddenly a cry was raised that the steamer was al' proaching, and every eye was immediately turned towards the object which had occasioned this re' mark. On being sighted her Majesty's ship Daunt. less was immediately decked out with flags, and a message was sent to the mayor informing him . of the arrival of the Royal infant. His wort:3110 wearing his robes of efflce, soon made his appear" arse on the pier, and accompanied by the sheriff, (Mr E. J. Davis) Mr C. Good, the Danish Consul , Captain Cater, R.N., Messrs. Aldermen Bannister and Abbey, together with the town clerk, proceeded on board the Lady Loedesborough, which was lying alongside the wharf, Some of the councillors of the borough followed, and the party then in' eluded, besides the gentlemen already named, Earl de Grey and Ripon, who arrived in Hull on Sun' -day morning; Mr Norton, the Queen's messenger, and many of the inhabitants. When the Lady' Tiondesborough sailed from the Corporation Pier to meet the Salamis, the whole, or at least the ma' jority, of the councillors who were'under the ire.' pression that they should see the prince. Th e y were however doomed to disappointment. Ile Salamis having steamed up the Humber anchored a short distance above where the Dauntless is lying. The Lady Londesboongh reaching the Salamis, Earl de Grey and Ripon, the Queen's messenger, the Alayor and Sheriff of Hull, together with the Danish Con sul, the town clerk, and the nurse's husband, wept on beard. Earl de Grey having consulted, with the countess, who had charge of the royal infant during the passage, informed the authorities of Hull that Prince Albert Victor would remain on board during the night, but would be brought on shore next morning at half-past eight o'clock, land' ing on the Corporation Pier, from whence he, with his attendants, would proceed in carriages to the railway station, where a special train would be pro" vided to convey him to Scotland. Subsequently the Lady Londesborough was steered to the shore, and on arriving at the hotel the Mayor, from oas of the windows, informed the multitude who bad assembled in Nelson-street that the prince would land on the Corporation Pier at half-past eight o'clock on Monday morning. His worship then requested that the councillors would meet him at that hotel in the morning and accompany him to the Corporation Pier. The Duke and DueheBs of Northumberland have received a succession of visitors at Alnwick Castle during the past fortnight. _ _ The Duke and Duchess of Manchester have arrived in town from visiting the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland at Dunrobin Castle, N.B. The Duchess of Somerset and Lady Gwendoline St. Maur are staying in Paris, Lord Edward S! - . Maur has accompanied his faller to Malta. The Duchess (Dow.) of Grafton has arrived in town from Euston Hall, Suffolk. The Marquis of Bristol, according to the ac counts received in town yesterday from Ickworth was rather better, but was still in a very weak condition. There are, however, hopes held out of his recovery. The Marquis of Lora is about to go to Canal bridge - University to complete his education. The Marchioness (Dow.) of Normanby has just left London for Italy. The Earl St. Maur has left the First Lord's official residence at the Admiralty, Whitehall, on a tour of visits in Scotland. The Eirl and Countess Fitzwilliam are about to entertain a succession of guests at Wentworth House, Yorkshire. Viscountess Midleton has left the St. George's Hotel. The marriage of Viecount Amberley, eon of the Earl Russell, with the Hon. Katherine Stanley, daughter of Lord and Lady Stanley of Alderley, will take place on the Bth of the ensuing month. Are believe we ate not premature in announcing that a marriage is arranged between Viscount SudleYt eldest son of the Earl and Countess of Arran, and the Hcn• Edith Jocelyn, daughter of Viscountess Jocelyn, and grand daughter of Viscountess Palmerston. Lord and Lady Manners have left St. Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, for St. Leonards-on-Sea. The Right Hon. Sir William Jolliffe, who had been recently on a visit to Mr Disraeli, left England en Thursday last with his two daughters, on an extensive tour in Ireland, and eventually on the Continent. Sir Henry and Lady Hoare and Mies Hoare have arrived at Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, from Stour bridge, Bath. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE, OXFORD, Oct. 17. THEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION AND SCHOLARSHIPS. The examiners in theology, appointed under the statute of 1863 (Addenda pp. 673 sq.), wish to draw attention to the provis'.ons of that statute, according to which, 1. There will be an examination in Hilary Term in each year. 2. Candidates must have taken the degree of 8.A., having completed not less than 19 terms, or more than 27 terme from their matriculation. 3. The names of these who are judged to have s hown , creditable proficiency in theology will be published in alpha• Letical order. By the statute concerning the Denyer and Johnson Theo logical Scholarships, passed at the same time (Addenda, PP -674, sq.), it is provided that these scholarships shall be awarded in each year to the three candidates who shall have most highly distinguished themselves in the theological exa mination. The first examination under the statute will be held ill Hilary Term, 1865. It will comprise the following subjects- - 1. The Old Testament. Questions involvirg a knowledge of Hebrew will be given on i. and ii. Samuel and on Isaiah• 2. The New Testament in the Original; especial attention to be given to the Gospel according to St. John and the Epistle to the Romans. 3. The Three Creeds, and the Thirty-nine Articles of Religion. 4. The Book of Common Prayer. 5. The Ecclesiastical History of the first six Centuries especial attention to be given to the history of the first General Council. 6, S. Joannes Chrysostomus de Sacerdotio. S. Aur a Augustinus de Doctrina Christiana. WILLIAM JACOBSOI. ROBERT SCOTT. R. I'AYN•SMITH. INSTRUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL • PRODUCE IN NOTTS.—One of the most destructive fires whic h have taken place for several years occurred on Saturday last at the Rectory Farm, Barton-fields, six or seven miles frota Nottingham. The farm is in the occupation o.t Air Red' fern, surgeon, of Gotham, and is situate in a valley about midway between that village and Barton. The Jarnestead , comprising the stackyard and buildings, covers arr area 0 1 tour or five acres. A small two-storied house, close to t he stackyard, and occupied by a man named Towers, is the 0 11131 ; dwelling on the farm. On Saturday labourers were engsg 6 ' thrashing barley with a s t eam eng ine and machine. Tile engine was placed at the western end of the stackyard , be . tween two barley stacks not more than ten yards apart Just after dinner, while the workmen were resting, Smith' the engineman, who lay upon some litter near the machine, was startled by a crackling noise, and on getting up to ex° what was the matter discovered that the loose straw under the engine was on fire. The stacks on either side of t ll . ° thrashing machine were soon in a blaze, and the wind blow' ing westwardly the fire extended to the other stacks with great rapidity. By the time the fire engines reached tbo farm the stackyard was almost entirely surrounded with flames. The thrashing machine, as well as the stacks, vi' ss burnt, and altogether Id stacks, as also the farm buildings were consumed, the loss being estkoated at nearly 43,000, part of which is itisurtd. rHE SUN I,ONDON, TUESDAY EVtNING, OCTOBER 18, _i_B64.